Planning appeal decision
39 Stanley Road, Halifax, HX1 3RX
Planning appeal 3345316 at 39 Stanley Road, Halifax, HX1 3RX (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2024 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded with particular regard as to whether it has been demonstrated that the proposed outbuilding would be permitted development under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
a proposed outbuilding
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- HX1 3RX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well founded with particular regard as to whether it has been demonstrated that the proposed outbuilding would be permitted development under Class E of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient precision and objective evidence to demonstrate that the proposed outbuilding would qualify as permitted development under Class E, both regarding the lawful dwellinghouse status and curtilage, and regarding whether the building would be required for purposes incidental to dwellinghouse enjoyment.
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